‘Fuller House’ Is A Hit, ‘Transparent’ Is A Dud: Streaming Ratings Revealed!

How popular is your favorite streaming show? For years, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon have fiercely protected their internal ratings from going public. That means it’s been tough to gauge which streaming shows are actual legitimate hits among subscribers and which are just critical darlings riding on nothing but buzz. Yesterday, something big happened: Variety got their hands on an exclusive set of streaming ratings (courtesy Symphony Advanced Media) that revealed that some shows are definitely bigger hits than others.

Weep for American culture, everyone, because way more people tuned into Kimmy Gibbler’s antics on Netflix’s Fuller House than they did for Jill Soloway’s ground-breaking masterpiece Transparent on Amazon Prime. How big is the gulf? Fuller House was the highest rated show on streaming with an 11.31 demo rating and 21.51 million adult viewers. Transparent scored a measly 0.68 demo rating and only 1.49 million viewers. Or, to put it in perspective, it comes short up against Girls, The Mindy Project, and Netflix’s perceived-dud Flaked.

Unsurprisingly, Netflix has the biggest ratings hits. They have 46 million subscribers to Hulu’s 12 million, so higher ratings are a no brainer. After Fuller House, Netflix’s top rated shows are Making a Murderer (9.65 demo rating, 19.35 million adult viewers), Daredevil (6.03 & 11.65 million), Marvel’s Jessica Jones (4.52 & 9.30 million), and House of Cards (4.10, 9.05 million).

Hulu’s original programming is starting to edge in. 11.22.63 got a 2.53 demo rating and 5.31 million adult viewers and The Mindy Project is pulling in robust numbers. However, Amazon seems to be in the most trouble. Its highest rated show, The Man In The High Castle, averaged a 1.42 demo rating and 3.44 million adults. Variety reached out to Amazon Studios and received no comment.

For a more complete look at how all the ratings shook out, click here to read the original Variety article.